I think Angel's got a very valid point.
Simple sales law: AIDA. Attention. Interest. Decision. Action.
The first time around, there was a strong sense of urgency and "we
need your eyes on this issue now!", extreme interest from the
community, a decision which had already been made for you, and the
need to act right that very second before a very small and very real
window closed.
This time, I barely noticed the call to address this, my interest
level was "didn't we already deal with this?" (and I only clicked
through to read the details because I was killing time before a
conference call), the decision was murky ("Umm, I already put in. Do I
need to pledge again? That's totally confusing..."), and there wasn't
a strong call to action because there was plenty of time and no
consequence to inaction. The only reason I signed the pledge form
yesterday was because I finally joined this google group, read this
thread, and saw someone mention that barely anyone had signed the
pledge form and asked people to please step up.
In other words, there was no compelling reason to get off my ass to do
something about this. There's a *nice* reason to do something about
this (hey, we can all do this together now that there's no time
crunch, and everyone can be a part and pay less than originally), but
nice is not equal to compelling.
Or am I a raving lunatic?
Seth
On Apr 23, 11:39 am, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Strange... so many folks wanted to have a chance to participate in the
> original fundraising, and this time around it's going to end up being much
> cheaper for everyone! Why not throw in $100?
>
> Especially considering the hours we all spent reading and discussing the
> whole effort over the past several weeks.
>
> We still don't like the old system, right? We still want this to be
> something that a wide variety of people have participated in, right?
>
> Let's do this!!
>
> http://bit.ly/coworkingpledge
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Angel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'd say that the primary reason that we aren't getting more pledges is
> > that our "platform is no longer burning." We HAD to act before to
> > secure the domain in a hurry. Now, there is no urgency....just my two
> > cents.
>
> > On Apr 23, 6:22 am, AndrewRoth <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hello Alex,
>
> > > I am new to this discussion, however, I have read through the previous
> > > posts, your blog posts on the pledge, and visited the site. I think
> > > that the reason you don't have as many pledges as before because it is
> > > unclear exactly what we are pledging for. Since the domain has
> > > already been purchased (correct?), there is no consequence to not
> > > pledging and no clear reward for actually pledging (other than "being
> > > a part" of it all).
>
> > > Also, I am still not clear what the domain will be used for. The wiki
> > > is very disorganized and missing much information. The google group
> > > is great, but really targeted for the people behind the idea. What I
> > > think we need is a place for people looking to be clients/members of
> > > co-working spaces. (I know I am new and may stir up things that were
> > > already discussed and decided, sorry).
>
> > > It is great that we are connecting the word "coworking" to the idea.
> > > But I think we need something more.
>
> > > Just my opinion. Also, I would pledge if I wasn't out of work and
> > > cutting back on everything. If I get a job before the close, I will
> > > pridefully submit my pledge. (Anyone looking for IT support/
> > > consulting, let me know!)
>
> > > Thanks for reading,
>
> > > --
>
> > > ~Andrew Roth
> > > B.S. Business Management '09
> > > George Mason Universitywww.andrewjroth.com
>
> > > "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every
> > > time we do." -Confucius
>
> > > On Apr 22, 9:10 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > 13 pledges in 2 days? That's it? We've got quite a ways to go over the
> > next
> > > > week and a half!
>
> > > > Maybe something is confusing, or simply people aren't interested in
> > this
> > > > model. Either way, say so!
>
> > > > -Alex
>
> > > > /ah
> > > > indyhall.org
> > > > coworking in philadelphia
>
> > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Alex Hillman
> > > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > > > Today begins the 2 week window for pledging an amount towards
> > > > > coworking.com
>
> > > > >http://bit.ly/coworkingpledge<
> >http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHFXOFJYVlpLOVB5c2NOd...>
>
> > > > > Please share this around to other coworking communities, as well as
> > your
> > > > > members if you think it is appropriate.
>
> > > > > Remember, this model values participation rather than high dollar
> > amounts.
> > > > > Pledge something reasonable, but encourage others to pledge that
> > amount as
> > > > > well!
>
> > > > > <
> >http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHFXOFJYVlpLOVB5c2NOd..
> > .>If
> > > > > this doesn't make sense, please read this thread
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_frm/thread/f2acbc7558...
>
> > > > > <
> >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_frm/thread/f2acbc7558..
> > .>and
> > > > > all will be explained. :)
>
> > > > > Every few days, I'll provide some checkpoints on the number of
> > > > > contributions and the base amount as it changes to give everyone some
> > > > > perspective on how close we are to our goal.
>
> > > > > -Alex
>
> > > > > /ah
> > > > > indyhall.org
> > > > > coworking in philadelphia
>
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